Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation
The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation (EEJF) is a grant-making foundation based in Oklahoma that provides grants to journalism institutions throughout the United States. In 2011, the foundation's assets were $91.1 million and $4 million was distributed in grants.[1]
The EEJF was established in 1982 by Edith Kinney Gaylord. Robert J. Ross has been the President and CEO of the EEJF since 2003.
Mission[]
The Foundation's mission, according to its website, is "to invest in the future of journalism by building the ethics, skills and opportunities needed to advance principled, probing news and information". It works toward this goal by giving contributions to a variety of journalistic enterprises.[2]
Grant recipients[]
The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation has supported over 100 non-profit journalism-oriented organizations. Grant recipients have included:
- Washington Center for Politics & Journalism, Washington D.C. Politics & Journalism Semester[3]
- Youth News Service, Los Angeles Bureau
- Center for Investigative Reporting[4]
- University of California, Berkeley[5]
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication[6]
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press[7]
- Student Press Law Center[8]
- Friends of the Oklahoma History Center[9]
- Oklahoma Historical Society[9]
Notable contributions[]
The contributions of the Foundation have made an impact in the quality and capability of leading journalism projects nationwide. Some of Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation's most notable sponsorships have been awarded to:
- Brandeis University, Judge Brandeis Innocence Project[10]
- George Washington University, The Kalb Report[11]
- Georgetown University & The Center for Public Integrity, The Pearl Project[12][13]
- Syracuse University, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse for the FOIA Project[14]
- University of Oklahoma, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication[15]
References[]
- ^ "OK's Largest Foundations". Foundation Databook.
- ^ "NewsOK.com "Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation awards $1.27M in grants", February 12, 2009".
- ^ "NameBright - Coming Soon". www.wcpj.org.
- ^ "About The Center for Investigative Reporting | The Center for Investigative Reporting". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "AEJMC". AEJMC.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $2.8 Million". Philanthropy News Digest (PND).
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.gwu.edu/~kalb/series.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Donate to the Pearl Project - The Pearl Project". pearlproject.georgetown.edu.
- ^ Bouvia, Stephanie (21 February 2012). "TRAC program to receive $55,750 grant for project". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Newsroom". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
External links[]
- Foundations based in the United States
- Non-profit organizations based in Oklahoma
- Ethics organizations
- Journalism ethics